小青 (xiǎo qīng) — (botany) indigo plant (Indigofera tinctoria); (name) Xiaoqing, a common name for a young female servant or maid in traditional stories
Definition
A traditional term with two distinct senses: the indigo plant (Indigofera tinctoria) used for dyeing cloth, and the name Xiaoqing, famously the maid in the Legend of the White Snake.
noun
(botany) indigo plant (Indigofera tinctoria)(name) Xiaoqing, a common name for a young female servant or maid in traditional stories
Examples
- 小青。Gǔ dài rén yòng xiǎo qīng lái rǎn bù.Ancient people used the indigo plant to dye cloth.
- ，小青。Chuán shuō zhōng, bái shé de shì nǚ jiù jiào xiǎo qīng.In the legend, the white snake's maid is called Xiaoqing.
- 小青。Zhè piàn tián lǐ zhǒng le hěn duō xiǎo qīng.This field is planted with a lot of indigo plants.
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